Author Topic: Skitty castrated pigs?  (Read 2618 times)

welshlass181

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Skitty castrated pigs?
« on: June 30, 2011, 05:02:42 pm »
I've only had experience with gelding colts and i am unsure what KK behaviour should be after they've been chopped.  We had 3 boys done and they were about 8 months old by the time we did them.  Since they've been chopped they're all very skitty and very wary of humans including us.  The lil one Chopin is defo lacking something in the old brain department and thats why we're keeping him and even he is acting strange.  The only time we can fuss them now (they were very tame) is when they're eating and can't be bothered to move :( they don't come to their names anymore and it's gutting.  The stud male is the same as he's always been love him :) as friendly as my dogs.

Is this normal?  They're not in pain and they've healed up really well and no infection  >:(

HappyHippy

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Re: Skitty castrated pigs?
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2011, 05:16:10 pm »
Would you want to get up close and personal with someone who'd cut your bits off ? :D
But seriously....... I can't say I've heard of that before  :( Most of mine are 'done' at 6 weeks, but we did have one who went at 5 months and I don't really find it makes much of a difference. If anything they are soppier afterwards than before  ::)
It sounds like something maybe happened at the vets which has given them a scare  ??? They're smarter than most folks think  ;) I'd just spend a bit of time with them, getting them used to contact again and reassuring them that humans are a good thing.
Hope they get back to being friendlier soon
Karen x

robert waddell

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Re: Skitty castrated pigs?
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2011, 05:22:33 pm »
welshlass        try to work out what age in humane terms these pigs would be        can you remember what happened to you at months old then at puberty or beyond you lose some of your vital bits you would not be so friendly  :farmer:

 

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